Training shows census-based method linking Lamont water contamination to racial exposure patterns

Jun 24, 2025

An online water-data training demonstrated a reproducible, block-level census analysis and mapping workflow that found Hispanic residents in Lamont, Kern County, both form the majority and are disproportionately likely to rely on the public water system tied to arsenic and 1,2,3-TCP exceedances.

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An online training hosted for water-board staff and partners demonstrated a reproducible, census-based method to identify racial disparities in exposure to a failing drinking-water system in Lamont, Kern County.

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